One Month Later
It’s hard to believe it’s been a month since my last radiation treatment. Wow.
I’m feeling good, healthy, and strangely normal. I did catch a cold recently, but I’m on the mend. Other than that, I feel genuinely well. I’m sleeping better and feeling more like myself than I have in a long time.
The cloud of depression and anxiety that hovered for so long has lifted, and I finally feel like I can breathe again.
I have a vacation coming up and I’m looking forward to a little adventure before starting the next chapter of my treatment. When I return, I’ll begin taking Arimidex - the estrogen-suppressing medication my medical oncologist prescribed. I’ll be on it for the next five years. The list of possible side effects is long, but I’m hopeful I’ll be one of the many who sail through it with minimal issues.
I’m also preparing for my oophorectomy surgery on November 10. It feels like one more step toward peace of mind - another layer of prevention and closure in this long process.
